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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Arlington_County,_VirginiaArlington County, Virginia - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · Arlington County is located in Northern Virginia and is surrounded by Fairfax County and Falls Church to the west, the city of Alexandria to the southeast, and the national capital of Washington, D.C. to the northeast across the Potomac River, which forms the county's northern border.

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3. www.alexandriava.gov › historic-alexandriaAlexandria's Changing Borders | City of Alexandria, VA

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   2 days ago · In 1915, the City of Alexandria annexed land from both Fairfax County and Alexandria County (renamed Arlington County in 1920). This area included Rosemont, Shuter’s Hill, Carlyle and Eisenhower East, the neighborhood formerly known as the West End, and the area between the former District of Columbia line and Cameron Run/Hunting Creek to the south.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_census-designatedList of census-designated places in Virginia - Wikipedia

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   6 days ago · Map of the United States with Virginia highlighted. This is a list of census-designated places in the U.S. state of Virginia. Census-designated places (CDPs) are unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status.

5. research.fairfaxcounty.gov › virginia-historyVirginia History - Fairfax County History - FCPL Curated ...

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   4 days ago · Study Jamestown's history, leaders, and government. Includes a list of Virginia colonial ancestors. Virtual Jamestown. This site from UVA includes information on Jamestown settlers and the Virginia Company, maps, muster rolls and more.

6. www.connectionnewspapers.com › news › 2021Fairfax County’s History Shapes Us Today

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   3 days ago · Native American Heritage. No one knows when the first Native Americans were in Fairfax, McKay said, but they were here 11,000 years ago. When English soldier Captain John Smith explored the...

7. research.fairfaxcounty.gov › local-history › timelineTimeline of Fairfax County History - Fairfax County History ...

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   4 days ago · Timeline of Fairfax County History from the 1700s to Today. 1700s. 1800s. 1900s. 2000s. Wednesday, November 01, 1693. Thomas Fairfax, 6th Baron of Cameron, born at Leeds Castle, Kent England. Tuesday, December 21, 1725. George Mason IV of Gunston Hall born.

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   How did Fairfax County get its name?

   • One of the grantees was Thomas Fairfax for whom both Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax are named. The county's name was derived from Henry Bennet, the Earl of Arlington, which was a plantation along the Potomac River, and Arlington House, the family residence on that property.

   Arlington County, Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Was Arlington County part of Fairfax County during the colonial era?

   • Present-day Arlington County was part of Fairfax County in the Colony of Virginia during the colonial era. Land grants from the British Crown were awarded to prominent Englishmen in exchange for political favors and efforts as part of the county's early development.

   Arlington County, Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Where is Arlington County Virginia?

   • Arlington County, or simply Arlington, is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia. The county is located in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from Washington, D.C., the national capital. Arlington County is coextensive with the U.S. Census Bureau 's census-designated place of Arlington.

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   What is there to do in Fairfax County?

   • Fairfax Station Railroad Museum includes history of the surrounding neighborhood, historic St. Mary's Church, and Clara Barton. Great Falls Park includes waterfalls, the historic Patowmack Canal site, and nature trails. The plantation home of patriot George Mason. The site includes the Mason family cemetery.

   Virginia History - Fairfax County History - FCPL Curated

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   What is the Virginia Beach-Norfolk combined statistical area?

   • The Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area is one of the largest statistical areas in the United States without a professional sports franchise in one of the five major North American sports leagues ( NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS ).

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   What happened in Fairfax County during the Revolutionary War?

   • British Troops invade and burn Washington, D. C. President and Mrs. James Madison flee into Fairfax County by separate routes, finally reuniting at Salona, in present day McLean. St. Mary's Catholic Church, Fairfax Station, Va. Dedicated. First Catholic church in Fairfax County

   Timeline of Fairfax County History - Fairfax County

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hampton_RoadsHampton Roads - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Coordinates: 36°58′N 76°22′W. Hampton Roads. Metropolitan area. Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News, VA–NC, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Satellite view of Hampton Roads with the Hampton Roads channel at center. (City urban centers visible, clockwise from top: Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth) Flag.